- the founder of Rome, suckled with his twin brother Remus by a she-wolf after they were abandoned in infancy. Their parents were Rhea Silvia and Mars. Romulus later killed Remus in an argument over the new city
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Rom•u•lus
(rom′yə ləs),USA pronunciation n. [Rom. Legend.]
- Mythologythe founder of Rome, in 753b.c.,and its first king: a son of Mars and Rhea Silvia, he and his twin brother (Remus) were abandoned as babies, suckled by a she-wolf, and brought up by a shepherd;
Remus was finally killed for mocking the fortifications of Rome, which Romulus had just founded. - Place Namesa town in S Michigan. 24,857.
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Romulus /ˈrɒmjʊləs/ n
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